(1)  Except as provided in (2), location operators must immediately pay all valid ticket vouchers in full and in cash upon presentation of the ticket for payment. 

(2) A video gambling machine ticket voucher that is printed more than 48 hours before it has been presented for payment may, at the discretion of the location operator, be deemed invalid and not payable, only if there has been notice to the player of the expiration period by the presence of a sign that is not less than 24 inches by 36 inches displayed in a licensed premises at the time of play, in plain view of the gambling public, which reads "Promptly Redeem Your Win Tickets -- Tickets Void After 48 hours;" and

(a) for machines and programs approved prior to adoption of this rule, the face of the video gambling machine ticket voucher paper has been preprinted with the expiration notice required by ARM 23.16.1901; or

(b)  for machines and programs approved after adoption of this rule, the expiration notice is printed on the face of the video gambling machine ticket voucher as required by ARM 23.16.1901.